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Tonight the Orange County Water District (“OCWD”) Board of Directorsvoted to approve an amendment to the 2015 water purchase agreement term sheet with Poseidon Waterfor the purchase of 56,000-acre feet per year of drinking water from the proposed Huntington Beach Desalination Project (“Project”).“This is a great step forward for the ratepayers,” said Orange County Taxpayers Association President and CEO Carolyn Cavecche. “The new agreement further shifts financial risk and responsibility to the private sector, protecting ratepayers and keeping Orange County on track for water independence.”